An Afternoon Dud By the Devils Defense and Jake Allen Gives Them 4-2 Loss to the Capitals

The Washington Capitals seemed to have the better of the New Jersey Devils early on today, though most of the first period was slow and played close to the boards. When Washington broke free, though, they forced Jake Allen to make some saves on odd-man rushes. The Devils drew a power play when Alex Tuch took an undisciplined crosschecking penalty on Declan Chisholm just three and a half…